Bodinier's beautyberry

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across several regions in East and Southeast Asia. In China, it is primarily located within the South-Central and Southeast provinces. Its range extends further south into the Indo-China peninsula. Within this area, the species can be found growing in Cambodia and Laos. Additionally, the plant is documented to inhabit various parts of Thailand.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Callicarpa bodinieri is characterized by its distinct growth strategies and structural classification within its ecosystem. This species primarily functions as a phanerophyte, maintaining its persistent reproductive shoots well above the ground level, which allows it to thrive in its specific ecological niche. Additionally, its developmental plasticity or specific environmental adaptations can align it with the nanophanerophyte life form, where the woody stems remain relatively short but still elevated above the soil surface. This combination of life forms ensures its survival through seasonal transitions, utilizing its elevated stem structure to optimize light interception and reproductive success.

Life form :

nanophanerophyte

Life form :

phanerophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Callicarpa bodinieneri is characterized by its structural growth habit and physical composition. It is a woody plant that exhibits a self-supporting growth form, functioning as a self-supporting climber rather than relying on other structures for verticality. It is an independent organism, showing no parasitic behavior, and maintains a terrestrial life habit rather than growing as an epiphyte.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Callicarpa bodinieri is characterized by a fundamental metabolic framework governed by a C3 photosynthetic pathway. As a C3 plant, its carbon fixation process occurs primarily within the mesophyll cells, where the enzyme RuBisCO facilitates the initial carboxylation of CO2 to form a three-carbon compound, 3-phosphoglycerate. This metabolic strategy dictates its environmental adaptations, influencing its transpiration rates, water-use efficiency, and optimal growth temperatures. The reliance on this specific photosynthetic pathway means that the plant's carbon assimilation is sensitive to photorespiration, particularly under conditions of high temperature or limited water availability, which shapes its physiological response to varying light intensities and atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Callicarpa bodinieeri is characterized by a highly flexible flowering period that can occur throughout nearly the entire year, with flowering starts noted as early as December and spanning through January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November, making the timing variable depending on environmental conditions. The plant produces fleshy fruits that serve as the vessel for its seeds. These seeds are remarkably consistent in size, maintaining a uniform volume with a minimum, maximum, and mean measurement of exactly 1.2 mm³.

Flowering time :

Dec

Fruit dryness :

fleshy

Seed volume max:

1.2 mm³

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Callicarpa bodinieri has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Journal of natural products

Conditions

Callicarpa bodinieri has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include hemolysis, inflammation, lipid peroxidation, pain, rheumatism.

Hemolysis

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Inflammation

1. Journal of natural products

Lipid peroxidation

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Pain

1. Journal of natural products

Rheumatism

1. Journal of natural products